Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.81
April 21, 2022
…has many prospective customers. The company started out of Northeastern University and is based out of Northeastern’s Innovation campus in Burlington, Mass. A rendering of MatrixDrive's system. Scalable Robotics Scalable Robotics provides a layer that runs on top of existing commercial off-the-shelf hardware to enable industrial robots to be more easily programmed “for continuous processes such as arc welding or painting,” according to MassRobotics. The startup recently conducted a successful demonstration at Newport News, Va., where the U.S. Navy is facing a shortage of skilled welders in its shipyards. Welders were able to use Scalable Robotics' code-free point-and-click system to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.67
October 11, 2017
…says Robert Lieb, professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University who has surveyed 3PL CEOs for nearly 25 years. “They are trying to respond with an omnichannel solution to maintain brick-and-mortar stores, but also be competitive in e-commerce.” “Because a lot of retailers - particularly small ones - can’t afford to put together their own stand-alone e-commerce business with the geographic and inventory positioning capability to meet same-day/next-day delivery expectations, they’re asking 3PLs to help,” Lieb adds, noting it’s become the fastest growing part of the 3PL business in the last five years. “Last year, of the 3PLs I…
